fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
note (letter) left behind; will
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
(holding of) a solo recital or performance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
on-stage performance by musicians in a kabuki play; shamisen accompaniment when a performer (esp. a rakugo story teller) appears on stage
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
society; the world; the times
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
second; number two; runner-up